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Course Name: Twelfth Grade English 1: Early British
Literature
Student: Justin Jun
Course ID:
ENGH043060
ID: A84527857
Submittal:
51
Progress Test 1
This Progress Test covers the course materials that were assigned in Units 1 and 2. Although the progress test is
similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access to
notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work. Select
the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1.
Old English is a Germanic language.
a.
b.
____ 2.
Anglo-Saxon literature from England
a.
b.
c.
____ 3.
True
False
Beowulf uses his ______to kill Grendel.
a.
b.
c.
____ 7.
to drive him out of the hall.
to turn his soul to God.
to kill him.
It is rare to find legendary events in epics.
a.
b.
____ 6.
He sometimes accepted unlikely stories as true.
He usually did not tell where he got information.
Much of his information comes from his own observations.
In the following quote from Beowulf “. . . they could hack at Grendel / From every side, trying to open / A
path for his evil soul, but their points / Could not hurt him . . . ” the underlined words can be paraphrased
as
a.
b.
c.
____ 5.
always used rhyming verse.
reflected oral poetry.
recorded historical facts only.
What keeps Bede from being completely accurate in A History of the English Church and People?
a.
b.
c.
____ 4.
True
False
sword
dagger
hands
A Celtic chieftain from the fifth or sixth century is believed to be the source for King Arthur.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 8.
A cuckoo is described as a “summer’s sentinel,” which is an example of a
a.
b.
c.
____ 9.
scop.
kenning.
predicate.
We see Christianity being spread by The Venerable Bede by his
a.
b.
c.
claiming to be the reincarnation of St. John the Apostle.
writing of historical accounts from a Christian perspective.
claiming to be the reincarnation of St. John the Apostle.
____ 10. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight a sense of supernatural is found when
a.
b.
c.
the Green Knight does not die from Sir Gawain’s blow.
the Green Knight challenges King Arthur’s knights.
Sir Gawain arrives at the Green Castle and finds it hideous.
____ 11. What does the following quotation from A History of the English Church and People show? “Having no
women with them, these Picts asked wives of the Scots, who consented on condition that, when any
dispute arose, they should choose a king from the female royal line rather than the male.”
a.
b.
c.
Picts believed Scots women brought a higher social status.
Scots women were eager to marry Pict men.
Scots wanted political influence in the Pict royal court.
____ 12. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses the pilgrimage primarily as a device to
a.
b.
c.
emphasize the characters’ religious aspirations.
frame the stories told by individual characters.
describe the rigors of medieval life.
____ 13. The following idea is lamented in “Barbara Allen”
a.
b.
c.
Sir John murdered Barbara.
Barbara knew what was happening, but Sir John did not.
Sir John and Barbara were unable to express their love in life.
____ 14. Knowledge of the historical context of Anglo-Saxon poetry helps a reader understand why certain things
occur by
a.
b.
c.
helping them restate in their own words what a poem is saying.
giving them clues about the situation of the time when it was written.
showing them how important correct spelling and grammar are.
____ 15. Based on the details included in the quote from A History of the English Church and People, which quotation
is probably the most historically accurate?
a.
b.
c.
“On the opposite side of Britain, which lies open to the boundless ocean, lie the isles of the Orcades.”
“As Saint Basil says: ‘Water receives its heat when it flows across certain metals, and becomes hot .
. .'”
“I have the heard that folk suffering from snakebite have drunk water in which scrapings from the
leaves of books from Ireland have been steeped . . .
____ 16. Bede probably got his most reliable information that Britain had “twenty-eight noble cities” from the
a.
b.
c.
testimony from sailors.
accounts in letters.
records from a monastic library.
____ 17. The first part of “The Seafarer” is the story of
a.
b.
c.
a man’s life on the sea.
a sailor’s conversion to Christianity.
an exile’s lament for his country.
____ 18. In Morte d’Arthur, which personal characteristic motivates Sir Bedivere to disobey King Arthur’s order to
throw the king’s sword into the lake?
a.
b.
c.
evil
ambition
practical common sense
____ 19. Which of the following characteristics is shown in the quotation from The Canterbury Tales: “He was an
easy man in penance-giving / Where he could hope to make a decent living; / It’s a sure sign whenever gifts
are given / To a poor Order that a man’s well shriven, / And should he give enough he knew in verity / The
penitent repented in sincerity.”
a.
b.
c.
The storyteller gave out easy penances and absolution because he couldn’t stand to criticize others.
The storyteller knew that if he extracted a large enough price for the sin, the penitent person would
truly feel sorry for what he had done.
The storyteller gave out easy penances and absolution so he could make money.
____ 20. The Canterbury Tales’ “Prologue” presents the theme of
a.
b.
c.
the basic evil of mankind.
the pitfalls of sensual pleasure.
the infinite variety of human nature.
____ 21. Sir Gawain volunteers to fight the Green Knight in the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight because
a.
b.
c.
he wants to protect the queen.
he wants to protect the honor of his king and fellow knights.
he wants to settle an old dispute he has with the Green Knight.
____ 22. “Barbara Allen” contains _____lines in each ballad’s stanza.
a.
b.
c.
three
four
five
____ 23. The following lines of “The Seafarer” shows the speaker’s view of death: “No man has ever faced the dawn /
Certain which of Fate’s three threats would fall: illness, or age, or an enemy’s / Sword, snatching the life
from his soul.”
a.
b.
c.
Religious people do not die.
A force beyond human control decides matters of life and death.
People can triumph over death with determination and hard work.
____ 24. In A History of the English Church and People, Ireland’s climate is compared to Britain’s as being
a.
b.
c.
wetter.
superior.
colder.
____ 25. “The Seafarer” is not consistent with Beowulf since
a.
b.
c.
“The Seafarer” is an epic tale of conquest.
“The Seafarer” says that one must do no harm and be humble.
Beowulf denounces warfare under any circumstances.
____ 26. Grendel’s mother kills ________in revenge for her son.
a.
b.
c.
Hrothgar’s friend
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
____ 27. Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
a.
b.
c.
“He was an honest worker, good and true . . .”
“. . . His mighty mouth was like a furnace door.”
“Children were afraid when he appeared.”
____ 28. The outcome of earthly success, according to “The Seafarer” is
a.
b.
c.
God punishes injustice committed by the wealthy.
wealth and glory fade in a brief amount of time.
the righteous are rewarded with wealth and glory by Fate.
____ 29. Modern English and Old English share similarities in vowel sounds.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 30. The narrator of The Canterbury Tales says he plans to “give account of all their words and dealings, / Using
their very phrases as they fell.” For which kind of characterization would an author provide such details?
a.
b.
c.
direct characterization
indirect characterization
dramatic characterization
____ 31. In Beowulf, shortened metaphors such as “shadow of death” and “hell-forged hands” are
a.
b.
c.
characterizations.
allusions.
kennings.
____ 32. The medieval attitude toward life and death, __________, is presented in “Twa Corbies.”
a.
b.
c.
accepting
critical and serious
vengeful and angry
____ 33. Women in medieval times were viewed as __________according to the actions of the ladies in “Twa
Corbies” and “Lord Randall.”
a.
b.
c.
highly respected and loved
unwitting victims of chivalry and romance
untrustworthy and dangerous
____ 34. The person that could be left out in a summary of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and not change its
meaning would be
a.
b.
c.
the lady of the castle near the Green Chapel.
the lord of the castle near the Green Chapel.
Guinevere.
____ 35. We know that Lord Randall’s dogs were poisoned by his lover’s rival suitor.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 36. Morte d’Arthur contains an element of the supernatural in the following part:
a.
b.
c.
the death of Sir Lucan the Butler.
the catching of King Arthur’s sword.
King Arthur’s campaign against Sir Lancelot.
____ 37. Only two verses are found in a ballad.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 38. One possible interpretation of “Lord Randall” includes
a.
b.
c.
a poisoning.
an illicit love affair.
the robbery of an elderly couple.
____ 39. The _______ran a profitable business by selling fake holy relics in The Canterbury Tales
a.
b.
c.
Merchant
Summoner
Pardoner
____ 40. Chaucer describes the Pardoner’s hair as “rat-tails” primarily to
a.
b.
c.
imply moral corruption.
provide comic relief.
suggest the Pardoner’s obsession with current fashions.
____ 41. Which of the following purposes does Chaucer serve in describing the Franklin’s girdle “white as morning
milk”?
a.
b.
c.
It symbolizes the Franklin’s purity of heart.
It emphasizes the Franklin’s personal cleanliness.
It reiterates the Franklin’s obsession with food.
____ 42. The social structure of Anglo-Saxon society is referred to as comitatus.
a.
b.
True.
False
____ 43. At the end of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the Green Knight paraphrases the following to Sir Gawain:
a.
b.
c.
a leopard never changes his spots.
live by the sword and die by the sword.
admit your mistakes and move on.
____ 44. The perspective of medieval life as shown in “Get Up and Bar the Door” differs from that presented in the
other ballads by
a.
b.
c.
lacking the same sense of humor in addressing medieval attitudes.
presenting a humorous and exaggerated look at married life, not a romanticized view of love.
expressing a more romantic view of life and love.
____ 45. Anglo-Saxon poetry is only an oral art, not a written one.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 46. In The Canterbury Tales, the Squire is the Knight’s father.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 47. The following can be characterized of the monster in Beowulf when it states “The monster’s / Thoughts
were as quick as his greed or his claws . . . ”
a.
b.
c.
He is hungry
He has sharp claws.
He is intelligent.
____ 48. In “Get Up and Bar the Door,” the husband and wife argue over who is to bar the door.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 49. When Beowulf refuses to use a sword because Grendel does not use one, it shows
a.
b.
c.
that Beowulf is naïve.
that Beowulf is honorable.
that Beowulf is foolish.
____ 50. An epic poem such as Beowulf is considered an epic poem due to
a.
b.
c.
the real events and real people of long ago being told.
monsters and dragons overcoming good.
it being a long poem telling a story about a legendary hero.
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